MATTER OF ESTATE OF FARNUM

Nos. 86-68, 86-78.

730 P.2d 391 (1986)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Dorothy FARNUM, Deceased.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided December 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Boschert & Boschert, Ernest F. Boschert, Billings, for appellant.

Terry Trieweiler, Whitefish, for respondent.


WEBER, Justice.

These cases arise from the death of 12-year-old Dorothy Farnum (Dorothy) in an automobile/bicycle collision. The District Court for Flathead County, acting as a probate court, appointed Alice Farnum, Dorothy's mother, as personal representative. It also authorized her to prosecute any wrongful death action and approved her settlement of wrongful death and survival claims for $100,000. In a separate action, the same court approved allocation of the...

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